Jump to content
Cruise Critic Community

Joe's Crab Shack?

CruiseNut24

By CruiseNut24,
in Princess Cruises

 Share

Recommended Posts

Treven

Treven

Posted
Posted (edited)
I don't care for crab at all but my wife loves it. The crab legs in the pictures look a bit on the skinny side to me. There can't be a lot of meat in them. Are those in the picture typical of what is served?

Personally I think there's too much work in getting what little reward there is with crab. I'd probably eat around the crab and chow down on whatever there is along side. The steamer pot sounds good tho.

Edited by Treven
Link to comment
Share on other sites
EdmPair

EdmPair

Posted
Posted

We tried the Star Princess on the way to Alaska. It was offered 4 nights and we tried the first available. The children's programs were still operating the floor above us and so we had the soundtrack of a ball game of some sort. Check this is NOT happening when you book.

 

The food was not the best and it was not worth even thinking to book one of the three other nights it was offered. Battered and deep fried anything should never be on the menu if you are charging me $20 extra. Then again, it may be your style.

 

* The ship reversed the charges after we complained.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
bhopal21

bhopal21

Posted
Posted
Can anyone tell me if I can book this on formal night in Horizon Court on Star Princess for our Jan. cruise? We do not wish to partake in formal nights and this would be nice to do instead. :)

 

If it is offered that evening you sure can.

 

Unlike the specialty restaurants the Crab Shack is not offered every evening so check the patter after you board.

 

Mike:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mek

mek

Posted
Posted (edited)
There is also a Joe's Crab Shack in Ft. Lauderdale.

 

Been to that one several times - not the same as the casual "back porch" Joe's Crab Shacks that are a chain. The one in Ft Lauderdale is much more expensive and a totally different than the chain - not sure if they are owned by the same corp - they may be.

 

Oops - my bad - thinking of Joe's Stone Crab in Ft Lauderdale.

Edited by mek
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Colo Cruiser

Colo Cruiser

Posted
Posted
Been to that one several times - not the same as the casual "back porch" Joe's Crab Shacks that are a chain. The one in Ft Lauderdale is much more expensive and a totally different than the chain - not sure if they are owned by the same corp - they may be.

 

Oops - my bad - thinking of Joe's Stone Crab in Ft Lauderdale.

 

 

Joes Stone Crab is a must do at least once just to see all the grand daughters that come to dinner with their grand fathers. ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pia1913

Pia1913

Posted
Posted
Been to that one several times - not the same as the casual "back porch" Joe's Crab Shacks that are a chain. The one in Ft Lauderdale is much more expensive and a totally different than the chain - not sure if they are owned by the same corp - they may be.

 

Oops - my bad - thinking of Joe's Stone Crab in Ft Lauderdale.

 

The one I mentioned is in Lauderhill.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ethel5

Ethel5

Posted
Posted
Joes Stone Crab is a must do at least once just to see all the grand daughters that come to dinner with their grand fathers. ;)

 

Must be the same Grandpa's who take the granddaughters to Vegas! :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pablo222

pablo222

Posted
Posted (edited)
There is a Joe's Crab Shack on University Dr in Lauderhill and also on Federal highway in Fort Lauderdale.

 

Not to be confused with Joe's Stone Crab of South Beach

 

I personally think the confusion is intentional.

 

Look at the confusion in even this thread. What a bonus for Joe's Crab Shack.

Edited by pablo222
Link to comment
Share on other sites
islandatsea

islandatsea

Posted
Posted
Are you able to have seconds of the bucket of what ever you ordered. Or it is a one time here is your food, no more?

 

We cruised on the August 9th sailing of the Caribbean Princess & did the Crab Shack before we left Cozumel. We made reservations 1 day earlier for the time we wanted. The video on the stateroom tv advertising the Crab Shack said that if you finished everything that was given to you, then you could have a 2nd pot. Not sure if that is the way it works in practice though, since we never asked for more of anything. We were satisfied with the portion that was served to us since it filled both of us up. Maybe someone else on CC has more actual experience regarding requesting refills & getting it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Colo Cruiser

Colo Cruiser

Posted
Posted
We cruised on the August 9th sailing of the Caribbean Princess & did the Crab Shack before we left Cozumel. We made reservations 1 day earlier for the time we wanted. The video on the stateroom tv advertising the Crab Shack said that if you finished everything that was given to you, then you could have a 2nd pot. Not sure if that is the way it works in practice though, since we never asked for more of anything. We were satisfied with the portion that was served to us since it filled both of us up. Maybe someone else on CC has more actual experience regarding requesting refills & getting it.

 

I am sure they are trying to cut down on waste, I doubt they will deny anyone a second helping.

Remember they don't want any confrontations. :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pablo222

pablo222

Posted
Posted
we were on the Star Princess in July and had the crab shack dinner. Very much worth the $20. per person. Nice to have a different kind of meal. And because the horizon court at the back was cordoned off from the rest of the Horizon Court area, it felt special.

 

On Coral, the crab shack was held at lunch time in Bayou Cafe.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hawkeyetlse

hawkeyetlse

Posted
Posted
Are you able to have seconds of the bucket of what ever you ordered. Or it is a one time here is your food, no more?
The told us that people usually order just one mixed steamer for 2 or 3 people. There were four of us, and we ordered 2 steamers plus an order of crawfish (which were not as good as the crab). We finished everything and asked for an additional pot of king crab legs. :D
Probably at least $30 on land for the meal you'd get onboard ship.
Our meal would have cost a lot more than $30 on land!

 

One slightly negative note is that the desserts were the same as the ones on the buffet that night. So it's not like the other specialty dining venues, which have their own desserts that you can only get there. The crab shack is all about the crab, so focus on that!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mikeyto

Mikeyto

Posted
Posted

I LOVE the crab shack on Princess ships. I've experienced it on the Royal and Ruby. Well worth the $20 cover charge as there is plenty of food and I've always been asked if I wanted more of something, just haven't accepted the offer.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Treven

Treven

Posted
Posted (edited)
...

Our meal would have cost a lot more than $30 on land!

The crab shack is all about the crab, so focus on that!

 

 

Actually my $30 guesstimate was the bill for me, a single diner.

Edited by Treven
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Forum Jump
    • Categories
      • Welcome to Cruise Critic
      • ANNOUNCEMENT: Set Sail on Sun Princess®
      • Hurricane Zone 2024
      • Cruise Insurance Q&A w/ Steve Dasseos of Tripinsurancestore.com June 2024
      • New Cruisers
      • Cruise Lines “A – O”
      • Cruise Lines “P – Z”
      • River Cruising
      • ROLL CALLS
      • Cruise Critic News & Features
      • Digital Photography & Cruise Technology
      • Special Interest Cruising
      • Cruise Discussion Topics
      • UK Cruising
      • Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
      • Canadian Cruisers
      • North American Homeports
      • Ports of Call
      • Cruise Conversations
×
×
  • Create New...